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United fans surrounded the
gates at Elland Road as players
and officials drove and were
driven out of the ground long
after Wednesday’s trophy
presentation.
Andrea Radrizzani couldn’t
pull his car fully onto the road
for fear of running someone
over but was clearly delighted
with the adulation and a
moment to connect with
supporters, albeit through a
window.
One ofa fleet ofpeople
carriers that emerged through
the gates contained Young
Player of the Year Ben White,
still in his kit.
As the door of his vehicle was
opened, from the inside, and
fans chanted ‘Ben White, Ben
White sign him up' the look
on the loanee’s face was part
terror,partawe.
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White has proved this season
was going to be a massive part
of the team," he said.
“I played every single game,
I didn’t think that was going
to happen. I'm so grateful for
everything that’s happened this
that he is exceptionally good
at football, something Victor
Orta knew a year before
he convinced Marcelo
Bielsa this was his
replacement for
Pontus Jansson.
year.”
What White has
But
footballing
ability
cannot
prepare
you
for what
comes your
achieved, agedjust 22,
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His performances, Lhe
interceptions, the consistency
and the contribution to the
meanest defensive record in
the division have made him
a player Brighton can’t stop
talking about, telling the world
at every given opportunity
that they plan to keep him and
they have made him a player
others will quite happily pay
many millions to change the
Seagulls’ minds.
Leeds would dearly
love to make him
way when you use it to give a
club like Leeds the success its
fans have craved for 16 years.
White, not much of
a talker, described the
club and its supporters as
big
‘unbelievable’ after celebrating
a Championship title on the
Elland Road pitch.
In the company ofhis team­
mates and club staff at the in-
house awards do 24 hours later,
his tongue had loosenedjust a
little.
SIGN HIM UP:
Leeds fans are
desperate for Ben
White to return
to Elland Road for
f
and maybe a combination ofa
transfer market impacted by
the pandemic and his desire
to chase that terrified awe
he experienced in the cab
on Wednesday will work in
their favour. Maybe a Premier
League giant will get their
wallet out. Maybe, and this
seems less likely, Brighton
- although an improved pay
packet will be in order.
His future is uncertain but
his love for Leeds and the
experience they’ve given him
is not. Nor is his certainty that
Leeds will be okay next season,
no matter wtiat.
He said: “With this manager
and these set of players I think
“IcameherenotthinkingI nextseason.
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AFTER 16 YEARS, WHERE THEY
BELONG.
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